Fassbender to play young Magneto?

Michael Fassbender is rumoured to have been offered the role of the young Magneto in X Men: First Class.

Kick Ass’s Matthew Vaughn is directing the X Men prequel movie and has already cast James McAvoy as the younger version of Sir Patrick Stewart ‘s character Professor X/Charles Xavier.

Michael Fassbender could play the young Magneto

Now Fassbender – star of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and in Steve McQueen’s Hunger – is rumoured to be in talks to play the younger version of Sir Ian McKellen’s X-Men character Magneto, according to Showbiz411.com.

But the hunky Irish actor has reportedly also been offered the role of the villain in Spider Man 4, which follows a young Peter Parker in highschool, as he gains his Spidey powers and learns how to use them.

Fassbender, 33, is currently filming David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method with Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightley.

He will appear in several films later this year including Jane Eyre in which he plays the dashing Mr Rochester, opposite Mia Wasikowska in the title role, and comic book movie Jonah Hex with Megan Fox and Josh Brolin.